Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2021-11-04

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Nov 4
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,052 head
314 vs last sale 738 151 vs year ago 901 · +16.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
27 vs last sale 150 61 vs year ago 184 · 33.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
3 vs last sale 18 96 vs year ago 117 · 82.1%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.72/cwt on 481 head.
Average price
$130.72
481 head · 569 lb average
Value per head Derived
$744
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$158
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.38
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2576132.14762431
Medium and Large 2-3509118.4560350
One grade step is worth $13.69/cwt here — about $158 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale481 hd
130.72
KY average24 barns · 6,147 hd
131.10
−0.38
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,89986.181,6365thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,36459.7581515
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46958.9986716
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,25053.2366626

Every lot, as filed

73 lots · USDA AMS · KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2562151.50/cwt150.50–153.5085158
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524132.03/cwt127.50–135.5069228
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3326129.05/cwt127.00–133.004219
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3438124.79/cwt123.50–128.0054714
SteersMedium and Large 2-3375146.00/cwt146.00–146.005483
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2695122.28/cwt122.00–123.5085026
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2365146.32/cwt138.00–147.0053426
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2478131.77/cwt127.50–133.5063033
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2442130.50/cwt130.50–130.5057729
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2626125.28/cwt119.50–129.0078483
HeifersMedium and Large 1-296593.00/cwt93.00–93.008972
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added625152.75/cwt152.75–152.7595581
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2822102.95/cwt98.00–103.5084610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2315141.00/cwt141.00–141.004447
SteersMedium and Large 1-2476157.50/cwt157.50–157.5075027
SteersMedium and Large 2-3335148.00/cwt148.00–148.004964
SteersMedium and Large 2-3577130.66/cwt130.00–131.007543
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added879135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1874
SteersMedium and Large 1-2826128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,06110
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0131
SteersMedium and Large 1-2673141.73/cwt140.00–143.0095418
SteersMedium and Large 2-3547138.95/cwt138.50–141.0076011
SteersMedium and Large 2-3628131.00/cwt131.00–131.008232
SteersMedium and Large 2-3425149.00/cwt149.00–149.006331
SteersMedium and Large 2-3465144.00/cwt144.00–144.006703
SteersMedium and Large 2-3288162.00/cwt162.00–162.004672
SteersMedium and Large 1-2715129.39/cwt127.00–129.7592523
SteersMedium and Large 1-2422164.00/cwt164.00–164.006925
SteersMedium and Large 1-2260181.00/cwt181.00–181.004713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2632139.15/cwt137.00–142.0087948
BullsMedium and Large 1-2544135.00/cwt135.00–135.007348
BullsMedium and Large 1-2758108.00/cwt108.00–108.008194
BullsMedium and Large 1-2480153.15/cwt152.00–155.0073542
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550144.25/cwt144.25–144.2579330
BullsMedium and Large 1-2701117.50/cwt117.50–117.5082427
BullsMedium and Large 1-2438160.50/cwt160.50–160.5070321
CowsLean 85-90%1,22350.44/cwt46.00–53.006179
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38065.34/cwt63.00–68.009023
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49057.53/cwt54.00–62.0085713
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26565.50/cwt65.50–65.508291
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37159.34/cwt57.50–62.5081414
CowsLean 85-90%1,26554.70/cwt52.00–59.5069217
Bulls1,94687.97/cwt86.50–89.001,7124
Bulls1,71079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,3511
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,000625.00/cwt625.00–625.006,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,063920.88/cwt860.00–975.009,7892
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0012,3632
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0013,5131
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3021,168.09/cwt1,025.00–1,350.0015,2095
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,215875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,6311
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0401,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,4001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2680121.00/cwt121.00–121.008231
BullsMedium and Large 1-2624133.00/cwt133.00–133.0083021
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,02781.00/cwt81.00–81.008327
BullsMedium and Large 2-3534129.00/cwt129.00–129.006896
BullsMedium and Large 2-3468138.37/cwt130.00–141.006489
BullsMedium and Large 2-3384145.50/cwt145.50–145.505594
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2558125.55/cwt119.50–127.0070180
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3537119.00/cwt119.00–119.006393
BullsMedium and Large 2-3632121.35/cwt121.00–121.5076713
BullsMedium and Large 1-2369168.32/cwt161.00–171.0062111
BullsMedium and Large 1-2308182.00/cwt182.00–182.0056110
BullsMedium and Large 1-2813105.00/cwt105.00–105.008549
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2263139.43/cwt136.00–143.003674
HeifersMedium and Large 2-385884.00/cwt84.00–84.007215
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3680110.50/cwt110.50–110.507514
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added710128.00/cwt128.00–128.0090910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-274299.00/cwt99.00–99.007356
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added771128.00/cwt128.00–128.009874
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,17889.00/cwt89.00–89.001,0482
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3359125.00/cwt125.00–125.004494
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3486119.00/cwt119.00–119.005784
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3629117.00/cwt117.00–117.007367

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.